Curtain carrier



July 27,1926; 1,593,962

' C. C. BLACKMORE CURTAIN CARRIER,-

Filed March 19. 1923 crrna nnsi 0111mm alum na.

' application fildMarchlS, 1923." Serial Nags-25,9843

' Myinventionarelates to curtain carriers;

It is the objectitofmy invention to provide a curtain carrier to suppo'rtacurtains on the i doors of; vehicleseandi the 1ike.-. It 1s; my

particulan .objectzf to provide ,a detachabl'ecaririep detachable iIOdhWhlChk:

taln rod. shank, ShOWlIlgtllB tapered'con--- supports the curtain? on-.the door; of the Vehicle, and asocket which isfnota'detachable It is an additional object tolprovideiaI socket which will ,maintainiethe rod yin a predetermined position v Whichwwill not ro-.

tate and become loosened iinthe door, which maybe easily applied to the door; after the. door is built, and. a socket which. will @provide l aJsig-htly appearance and ornament for' the 'door itself; I g 1;; Iti-is a fllIlZhQIyObjGCtiOf my inventionto provide, in one. piece, RiCOIIlPlGlZ SbCkBlZ com sisting; of; decorative marginal; portion for theexterior of itheidoor; .aibody portion; and portions therein which. will'prevent the w sock et itself fromaheing extracted? from or ro-;

tatediin'the doonf vp It is also a furthen oldj ect:ofiiny ini entionitoz provide a a socket which. will prevent theirodafrom;beingsrotated inlit: t. 1

I It is as further object :of army invention to' provide a socket! and: rod combination so arrangeds-that the r socket may bei located ;atany desirediposition, while? thegjrod will be maintained adjacent '3 to :the outsidexioft the 1 door, to hold the curtains in the customary,

position; and .tovhold the curtai1rsit'aut,1 ,withoutdrooping:aornsagging.

'It is: aniadditional ob'ecttto-c-proride a socketzon theinside: ofthe door'or on the'top of the door, Whileastillamaintaining; thersame advantages: ofi location of the :rod. Referring; toathe drawings:

"; thereto and shown in full lines. I Figure 3 is an enlarged plan View of the socket top or head;

Figure 4 is a section on the line of Figure 5 Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of c Figure 6 is a section through a-door.show. ing a modified form of socket which is adapted to be attached'byascrew to end posts of the doo'rs.-v 1 I v view of a portion-20f I tures.

ing the socket installed} on. the inside of: the

door; and the 'for-mjof rod fused injsuoh a typeofinstallation w a Figure 8 is: an enlarged View otthe cur-' struction.

the; construction-g{illustrated thereinzi composed of an endypost2 and aztopibar 3,

Referring to the socket; itself, it. will. be obsenvedathat it is composed-,of a body Iportion 4, which is tubulaiyfi andusuallyiopen 4 at, both ends, although the} lower end ybe-,closed ifrdesired; The interior iofathis,

socket: is usually; composed ofja series; of faces 5:.for engagement with-similar faces-\ 6.01 the base of the rod "Slightly rounded.

corner portions 7; arealsof provided-fors ens; gaging, withrthe rounded, cornersi8 ofr-thei v rod: The interiorlfof the:socketwtapers'iso that its largest diameter is at: the top;- as v-rat andzitsqsmallest diameters at: the bottom as a 10,: 'Tl1is.,proyidesl a: driving fitfor-i firmly engaging the rod in the rod itself? islthus tapered: I

I The rod itselfihasxatape by taking v a-she'ar: of greater amount nearer rods of 'uniformrsize; and; ,by utilizing; a progressive shear, secure; the' desired: taper; E

ture.

square in section, preferably havingrounded" v corners,;aand%so arranged that the roun d top Figure 1 is; a plan VlGW, wlthttherodrpare tially in section,xof a ,rodiand lsoc'lce 't installed rodwini-the socket, This ,resultsrin' the firm; engagement of the rod 1 with z the f curtainsci Without sagging or otherxdisagreeable fea- The round rodis illustrated inthe several figures, while its tapering squared shank is shoWn in-Figure 8.

The top of the socket itself is-provided Referring 'detailito thedra'wings, and V v designates a door: s'upportedion a frame,

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socket zthe fmamham i theJoottom, of the rod than'tat theitop.- By: following this method, I 2 am able to usei:

with aflheveled rim 11, which forms a shoul der 12 for engagement with the door, to limit the iinwardllmoven ent of the socket within the door. fThisbeVeled collar also forms a decorative margin for the socket opening;

()n the exterior of the socket body, there are a plurality of fins extending laterally encircles the entire exterior of the socket.

There are a series of these shoulders 18 which serve to retard any withdrawal of the socket from the door frame. I am thus enabled to provide a socket having a tapered angular interior with an exterior having a plurality of associated projecting fins and shoulders. The fins prevent rotating movement oi the socket as an entity, and prevent withdrawal of the socket through the agency of the shoulders.

In the event that it is desired to attach the socket to the end post, I have provided a lip 19, which has therein an aperture 20 for the reception of a screw 21. The screw passes through the lip into the end post 2. It will be noted that this lip is disposed to one side of the major axis of the socket, so that a screw may be inserted from either side of the lip, and the post may be located 8 on either side of the lip, or the lip may be rotated to receive the post in any position, as may be desired.

Referring to Figure 7, there will be seen the diagonal term of socket which is used when it is desired to have the socket on the inside of the door, and not on the top of the .door. The construction of the socket is the same as that heretofore described, save that the plate 11, instead of being at right angles to the major axis of the socket, is

located at an acute angle.

The rod itself consists of the tapered shank portion 6 and 8, which is located at an angle of approximately 15 degrees to a vertical portion 22, which parallels the inside of the door. This portion 22 passes into a right-angled portion over the top of the door, as at 23, which in turn is connected'to theportion 24, which is projected either fore or aft, parallel with the door on top thereof. This serves to support the vertical portion 25 of the rod.

With the form of socket usedin the top of the door, the rod consists of the tapered shank portion 6 and 8, the horizontally extending portion along the top of the door 24-, and the vertical portion 25.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be fairlyembraced Within it, and as may be found necessary in adapting it to various conditions in the art in the course of the application of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as-new, and desire to se cure by Letters Patent, is: v

1. In a curtain carrier socket, a socket body, a plurality 01" spaced transversely ex tending shoulders encircling the exterior'oi the body, and a plurality of vertically ex tending fins, having the fins extending from one shoulder to the next succeeding shoulder, the lower portion 01": the fins beingtapered.

'2. In a curtain carrier socket, a socket body, a plurality of spaced transversely extending shoulders encircling the exterior of the body, a plurality of vertically extending fins, having the fins extending from one shoulder to the next succeeding shoulder, the lower portion of the fins being tapered, and a collar adjacent to the mouth of the socket body, to limit the inward movement of the socket into the door;

In a'curtain carrier socket, a socket body, a plurality of spaced transversely ex tending shoulders encircling the exterior of the body, and a vertical fin extending from one shoulder to another, whereby the socket body will be prevented from rotating in the door and from being extracted there-' from.

4. In a curtain carrier, a socket body, plurality of spaced transversely extending shoulders encircling the exterior of the body, and vertically disposed fins extending from one shoulder to another. 1

5. In a curtain carrier, a socket body, a plurality of spaced shoulders on the exterior of the body, and vertical fins extending from one shoulder to another.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

7 CHARLES C. BLACKMORE. 

